Storm Station

In a volunteer observer's own ground

CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
FW3724
Latitude
35.80000 N
Longitude
78.68000 W
Elevation
429 ft
Rank
1,893of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Observed
12:08 AMEDT, 10 minutes ago
Air temperature
69F
Wind
0mph
Gust
2mph
Wind direction
56°
Precipitation this hour
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Citizen station FW3724ReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 3,237 instruments in North Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station FW3724 Report

Rank 1,893 of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score79.1of 100

North Carolina median
92.3the median score of 2,229 stations
Scoring higher
1,888stations in North Carolina
Sharing its score
12ranks 1,889 to 1,900
Points deducted
20.916.8 reports received, 3.7 continuity, 0.4 forecast check
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; North Carolina median 96.2
Next above
KC4YLErank 1,892; ahead on reports received 52.9% against 51.9%
Next below
PTON7rank 1,894; behind on reports received 51.9% against 51.3%

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3552.018.2 of 35 pointsNorth Carolina median 85.7197 of 379 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 96.8half its reports arrived within 19 s
  3. Continuityweight 1062.66.3 of 10 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0longest silence 4.3 h, on a schedule of one report every 26 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20100.020.0 of 20 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KRDU, 8.6 miles away, over 119 readings: typical difference 1.6 °F beyond a steady offset of -0.0 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsNorth Carolina median 100.00 of 119 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.6 of 10 points, at the medianNorth Carolina median 96.2-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (78 min), none for 72 (31.2 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.4 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.9 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Rank
1,893of 2,229 in North Carolina, Oct 11
Time to reach Storm Station
19 s9 in 10 within 31 s
Against its reference, 30 days
0.0 °Fthe same as the airport station KRDU, 8.6 miles away, on average over 124 readings; typical difference 1.6 °F

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 197 of 379 scheduled reports received, 51.9%.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 2,229 ranked stations in North Carolina on Oct 11 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 19; 10 to 19 per cent, 62; 20 to 29 per cent, 38; 30 to 39 per cent, 34; 40 to 49 per cent, 136; 50 to 59 per cent, 255; 60 to 69 per cent, 145; 70 to 79 per cent, 316; 80 to 89 per cent, 214; 90 to 99 per cent, 581; 100 per cent, 429. Citizen station FW3724 received 51.9 per cent, 197 of 379 scheduled reports, rank 1,893 of 2,229.WHERE IT RANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Oct 11THIS ONE: 51.9%, 197 OF 379, RANK 1,893 OF 2,229PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91910 to 196220 to 293830 to 393440 to 4913650 to 5925560 to 6914570 to 7931680 to 8921490 to 99581100429STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station FW3724's rank in North Carolina by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 2026-10-05 rank 1,762 of 1,917; 2026-10-06 rank 1,684 of 1,980; 2026-10-07 rank 1,783 of 2,180; 2026-10-08 rank 1,820 of 2,202; 2026-10-09 rank 1,851 of 2,181; 2026-10-10 rank 1,858 of 2,181; 2026-10-11 rank 1,893 of 2,229.ITS RANK IN NORTH CAROLINA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,5002,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%429
90 to 99%581
80 to 89%214
70 to 79%316
60 to 69%145
50 to 59%255
40 to 49%136
30 to 39%34
20 to 29%38
10 to 19%62
0 to 9%19
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 11, 20261,8932,22951.9%
Oct 10, 20261,8582,18152.3%
Oct 9, 20261,8512,18152.6%
Oct 8, 20261,8202,20249.0%
Oct 7, 20261,7832,18049.4%
Oct 6, 20261,6841,98056.6%
Oct 5, 20261,7621,91743.3%

Station report

Citizen station FW3724, in 4 sheets

Drawn from its report of undefined, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The wind

Contents

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW3724, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3724FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW3724PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW3724, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3724TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW3724-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

From the Field Book

2The column

Contents

At 429 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.46 inHg and the temperature at 57.5 F; it reports 69.0 F, 11.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW3724 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 429 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.46 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3724FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW3724 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW37242 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT429 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.46 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED69.0 FTITLECitizen station FW3724, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3724TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW3724-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

3The sun

Contents

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 35.80 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW3724, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3724FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW3724ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 11, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.80 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLECitizen station FW3724, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3724TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW3724-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

4The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 429 ft above sea level. Its latest report is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station FW3724, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: air temperature, 69.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3724FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE69.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station FW3724, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3724TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 4 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-FW3724-4DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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